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XPRIZE dives into Earth's final frontier our oceans and their future health
2013-10-22 06:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The XPRIZE Foundation, once known for competitions for spaceflight innovation, has turned its focus to the seas, launching a series of new prizes for ocean health over the next seven years. The Ocean Initiative represents the biggest XPRIZE commitment to date, reinforcing earlier competitions for devices to monitor ocean acidification and clean up oil spills. "The oceans are in trouble. They have been under attack for the last half century, and we do feel we are at a tipping point right now,"...
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